Contents (1989 - 6)
Crown Lands Act 1989 No 6
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Divisions of the State
5 Application of Act
6 Crown land to be dealt with subject to this Act etc
7 Relationship with other Acts
8 Land districts
9 Cities, towns and villages
10 Objects of Act
11 Principles of Crown land management

Part 2 Administration

Division 1 Minister

12 Responsibility of Minister
13 Constitution of the Ministerial Corporation
14 Seal etc of the Ministerial Corporation
15 Functions of the Ministerial Corporation
16 Staff of the Ministerial Corporation
17 Financial year
18 Agency arrangements

Division 2 Local land boards

19 Appointment of Chairpersons and Senior Chairperson
20 Constitution of local land boards
21 Local land board sittings
22 Jurisdiction of local land boards
23 Minister may return decisions for further consideration
24 Powers and procedures of local land boards

Division 3 Appeals and references to the Land and Environment Court

25 Interpretation
26 Appeals to Court against local land board decisions
27 Reference of matters to the Court by a local land board
28 Reference of matters to the Court by the Minister
29 Powers of the Court

Part 3 Land assessment

30 Programme for land assessment
31 Inventory
32 Assessment of the capabilities of land
33 Identification of uses

Part 4 Sale, lease etc of Crown land

Division 1 General

34 Powers of Minister
35 Assessment of land

Division 2 Sales of Crown land

36 Conditions which may be included in contracts of sale
37 Imposition of conditions on sale of certain land
38 Restrictions on transfer of certain land
39 Effect of recording in Register
40 Securing payment by way of mortgage etc

Division 3 Leases of Crown land

41 Term
42 Certain dealings to be leases
43 Application of Conveyancing Act 1919
44 Transfer restrictions

Division 4 Licences

45 Purposes of licences
46 Certain dealings to be licences
47 Revocation of licences
48 Licences not transferable
49 Licences for removal of certain minerals
50 Rent, royalty, fees etc

Division 5 Easements

51 Definitions
52 Creation of easements
53 Release of easements
54 Effective date of creation or release of easements
55 Consent of holders required
56 Creation of easements for public access
57 Rights of public to use easements for public access
58 Rights of owners or lessees of affected land
59 Recording of particulars in the Register

Division 6 Enclosure of roads and watercourses

60 Definitions
61 Enclosure of roads or watercourses on application
62 Enclosure of additional roads or watercourses
63 Unauthorised enclosure of roads or watercourses
64 Transfer of land with which enclosure permit held
65 Subdivision of land with which road or watercourse is enclosed
66 Cancellation of enclosure permit etc
67 Cancellation or variation of enclosure permit on acquisition of adjacent land, closing of road etc
68 Amalgamation of permits
69 Application for direction to erect gates etc
70 Minister or local land board may direct erection of gates etc
71 Objections to Minister’s direction
72 Cultivation of enclosed roads
73 Dividing fences
74 Public gates

Division 7 Vesting of land in councils

75 Definitions
76 Vesting of certain land in councils
77 Effect of vesting

Part 5 Dedication and reservation of land

Division 1 Preliminary

78 Definitions
79 Order declaring land not to be reserve

Division 2 Dedications

80 Power of Minister to dedicate land
81 Addition to dedicated land
82 Tabling of proposed dedication or addition in Parliament
83 Effect of dedication on reservations
84 Revocation of dedication
85 Requirement for assessment
86 Scope of revocation power

Division 3 Reservations

87 Power of Minister to reserve land
88 Addition to reserved land
89 Effect of other reservations
90 Revocation of reservation
91 Requirement for assessment

Division 4 Formation of reserve trusts

92 Reserve trusts
93 Membership of trust board
94 Matters affecting members of a trust board
95 Appointment of corporation to manage reserve trust
96 Vacation of office by corporate manager
97 Address for service of documents on reserve trust
98 Application of Local Government Act where a council manages a reserve trust

Division 5 Trust property

99 Operation of Division
100 Estate of trust
101 Purchase etc of other land
102 Consent of Minister to sale, lease, easement, licence or mortgage
103 Sale, lease, easement, licence or mortgage in accordance with consent
104 Effect of conveyance of reserve land
105 Execution of conveyances etc
106 Proceeds etc
106A Limits on compensation payable to reserve trusts
107 Disposal of certain income of reserve trust
108 Temporary licences
109 Termination of certain leases and licences
110 Saving of certain leases and licences
111 Dissolution of trust—disposal of property
111A Dissolution of trust—appointment of new trust

Division 6 Plans of management

112 Preparation of draft plan of management
113 Referral of draft plans
114 Adoption of plan
115 Alteration or cancellation of plan
116 Plan of management for submerged land

Division 7 Administrator of trust

117 Appointment of administrator
118 Functions of administrator
119 Vacancies in office of administrator
120 Remuneration of administrator

Division 8 Miscellaneous

121 Liability of reserve trust, members and other persons
122 Reports etc by reserve trust
123 Inspection etc of reserve trust
124 Removal of persons
125 Transitional provisions—additions to reserves
126 Provisions applicable to certain showgrounds etc
127 Provisions applicable to other reserved etc land
128 By-laws

Part 6 Forfeiture of holdings

129 Minister may forfeit holdings
130 Notification of forfeiture
131 Operation of forfeiture
132 Reversal of forfeiture
133 (Repealed)

Part 7 Miscellaneous

Division 1 Acquisition etc of land

134 Power of Minister to accept gifts of land
135 Acquisition of land for public purpose
136 Withdrawal from lease or licence for public purposes
137 Surrender of land
138 Certain land may be declared to be Crown land

Division 2 Alteration of conditions etc

139 Alteration of conditions or purposes and suspension etc of conditions
140 Removal of conditions etc
141 Recording of directions

Division 3 Determination of rent

142 Objections and appeals against determinations or redeterminations of rent
143 Determination or redetermination of rent—principles

Division 4 Payments

144 Liability of incoming holder to pay arrears
145 Certificate as to amount due
146 Minimum rents
147 Recovery of money
148 Interest on arrears
149 Forfeiture etc not to extinguish debts
150 Postponement, waiver etc of payments
151 Rebates of rent
152 Alteration of due dates for payments

Division 5 Protection of public land

153 Definitions
154 Operation of Division
155 Offences on public land
156 Unauthorised use of structures or land
157 Compensation
158 Removal of unauthorised structures
159 Removal of trespassers from public land
160 Vehicles on vacant public land
161 Liability of vehicle owner for certain offences
162 Penalty notices for certain offences
163–165 (Repealed)
166 Impounding of animals
167 Requirement to state name and address
168 Obstruction of authorised persons

Division 6 Legal and evidentiary provisions

169 Title to land
170 Limitation on acquisition of title by possession against the Crown
171 Exclusion of minerals, other reservations, exceptions etc
172 Land with boundaries to lakes, roads etc
173 Evidence of land being measured
174 Ownership of improvements on forfeiture etc
175 Proceedings for offences
176 Offences by corporations
177 Certificate as to status of land etc
178 Certificate as to authorised persons
179 Removal of recordings in Register

Division 7 General provisions

180 Delegation
181 Notices
182 Minister may require information to be furnished etc
183 Failing to furnish information etc
184 Regulations
185 Repeals
186 Savings, transitional and other provisions

 Schedule 1 Members of local land boards

 Schedule 2 Powers and procedures of local land boards

 Schedule 3 Provisions relating to the members of a trust board

 Schedule 4 Pecuniary interests of members of a trust board

 Schedule 5 Procedure of a trust board

 Schedule 6 (Repealed)

 Schedule 7 Repeals

 Schedule 8 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes